April 23, 2014 Facebook Profit Tripled in First Quarter by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The company reported 1.28 billion monthly users, most on mobile devices, and easily exceeded analysts’ expectations for revenue and profit. Published:…
April 23, 2014 Windows Phone 8.1 Finally Catches Up to Its Rivals by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD With the addition of Cortana, Microsoft’s answer to Siri and Google Now, the mobile operating system can be considered an equal…
April 23, 2014 IBM Opens Chip Architecture in Strategy of Sharing and Self-Interest by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The first server designs resulting from IBM’s decision to open up its Power chip technology are being announced on Wednesday. Published:…
April 23, 2014 Building a Better Battery by BRIAN X. CHEN and NICK BILTON By BRIAN X. CHEN and NICK BILTON As tech companies focus on small, wearable devices, they have encountered an obstacle: Battery technology is largely…
April 23, 2014 Lytro Goes After Prosumer Photographers With New Camera by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON The new Lytro Illum camera offers photographers a range of new features, while still allowing them to refocus a photo after…
April 23, 2014 Americans Predict a Future Like Science Fiction by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Who wouldn’t want to travel through time? According to a recent survey, Americans are hopeful that they will be able to…
April 23, 2014 New Yorks Case Against Airbnb Is Argued in Albany by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Little ground was given in an Albany court by New York regulators or by Airbnb, the apartment sharing service that is…
April 23, 2014 A Million New Wireless Subscriptions Lift AT&T Revenue but Profit Is Flat by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The telecommunications company’s first-quarter earnings were flat compared with the previous year, but its revenue grew 4 percent, to $32.5…
April 22, 2014 Focus Turns to Samsung’s Patents at Trial by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN On Monday, Samsung said Apple had copied some technology — including a method for transmitting video over wireless devices. Published:…
April 22, 2014 Companies Built on Sharing Balk When It Comes to Regulators by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD In the sharing economy, safety issues, taxes and regulation have tended to be an afterthought. But now, regulators and officials are…